OK2@PSUVMB.BITNET (03/26/88)
Hi, I'm trying to locate versions of PARRY and similar programs that
simulate conversation with a human being (such as ELIZA and SHRDLU).
I do know that PARRY, which simulates conversing with a Paranoid person
was written by K.M. Colby, based on the information processing approach
(of a paranoiac) of S.S. Tomkins.
Also, I know that SHRDLU, which simulates talking to and giving orders
to a robot in a computer generated simulation, was written by Terry Winograd.
Both PARRY and ELIZA take advantage of the tactic of predefining the
context of the conversation (a conversation with a paranoiac, or conversation
with a therapist) to imply real meaning to sentences the program generates from
key words picked from the human's sentences.
SHRDLU on the other hand is using an internal model of the 'world' which
the simulated 'robot' is in. The program is limited to talking about the
actions of the robot in this simulated world....
Any information about where to find copies of these programs (for IBMpc,
Apple, or VMS) or about programs like these (or better than them...) will be
greatly appreciated.
Steven
"To err is human, but when the eraser wears out before the pencil,
you're overdoing it" - from Soundingboardgilbert@cs.glasgow.ac.uk (Gilbert Cockton) (04/11/88)
In article <37291OK2@PSUVMB> OK2@PSUVMB.BITNET writes: > Both PARRY and ELIZA take advantage of the tactic of predefining the >context of the conversation (a conversation with a paranoiac, or conversation >with a therapist) to imply real meaning to sentences the program generates from >key words picked from the human's sentences. If my memory is correct, PARRY was not just a program, but required a human operator to intervene between the input from the psychiatrists and others to whom PARRY was demonstrated, presumably doing a simple translation from English to S-expressions :-)